Taking Control of Your Time Simulation


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Overview/Description
You are the Senior Editor for the catalog and online home furnishings company, House and Homes Furniture. Currently, you are working against a deadline to complete the copy on the company's new Polynesian Settings collection, which is a collection of indoor and outdoor Polynesian-inspired Koa wood furnishings. This is a brand-new line, and it has been a constant scramble and struggle to have these pieces included in the upcoming catalogs. The copy is due to both the print and web publishers by Friday, and it is already Wednesday. Additionally, you belong to the employee activities committee and the company employee barbecue and softball tournament is fast approaching. This is an event that you oversaw the planning of last year, and you'll have to decide what contributions you can realistically make this year based upon your schedule. You barely have enough time to get your work done, so how you balance and manage your time and other activities is critical to your success. Because different personality types inherently have different strengths and weaknesses for managing time, it is important to not only pay attention to your own personality type but also those of your coworkers. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft series "Take Control of Your Time by Working More Effectively" and has links to the following courses: pd_01_a01_bs_enus. pd_01_a02_bs_enus, and pd_01_a03_bs_enus.

Target Audience
Anyone in business who would like to have more time to do things that they really need or want to do.

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Taking Control of Your Time Simulation

  • listening effectively.
  • setting realistic deadlines.
  • making decisions.
  • organizing your office.
  • managing paperwork.
  • controlling e-mail.
  • handling interruptions.
  • preparing to save time.
  • saying "no".
  • beating procrastination.
  • avoiding reverse delegation.
  • controlling your day.
  • working with different personalities.
  • Course Number:
    PD001A